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By 'human remains,' they mean trace amounts of dead people's DNA.
Also, I am sorry the Navajo Nation feel that way, but considering Apollo astronauts left bags of their shit on the moon, I think it's a little too late to worry about keeping it sacred at this point.
I feel like that's going to bite them in the ass.
Next time they say some lands is sacred it'll be "Ok but you also said that about the fucking moon."
Also, Indigenous where? Because it aint limited to NA, everybody is going to have some ancestor that worshiped the moon.
Although they can also easily make the "we lived there too" argument on sacred lands. Not so much the moon.
Hey maybe the Celestis CEO believes his Gods gave him a mission to shoot human remains to the moon and is just acting on it
On the one hand, we're talking about some rich people putting their remains on the moon. It's not scientifically important. If stopping it is the cost of respecting a historically disrespected group, then it's no great loss.
On the other, if we keep going to the moon, someone is going to die up there eventually.
I’m all for respecting different cultures, but nobody owns the fucking moon.
You wouldn't download the moon
Was that human supposed to remain on board?
"Why would they go all that way just to not get out?"
Reads article
"Oh."
Guys, we need to stop all space travel. It's disrespectful to the beliefs of all the flat earthers around the globe!
an affront to many Indigenous cultures, which regard the moon as sacred
So? What, are you going to claim the moon is your reservation now?
Imagine training whole life to become an astronaut. Invest huge amount of effort and sacrifice only to get congratulated because you are a black woman. Why is ethnicity or gender more important than the actual mission? Permanent base on the moon is super-cool and will jolt imagination of many, just like original moon landing did. And yet everyone keeps saying "first black woman". Yes, people can see she's a black woman. Americans are so focused on race and gender issues that they keep prolonging them with this stupid approach. Will there be a "first guy name Jose to step into shuttle" announcement? "First guy with spiky hair to adorn a space helmet"? You can come up with so many categories if you play that stupid game.
Good luck to all the astronauts and I honestly can't wait for live HD stream from the moon's surface
I can see where you're coming from, but 'first woman' or 'first black person' or 'first black woman' to do something are all notable achievements when they have been historically marginalized and that should be celebrated. Congratulating the first black woman to go to the moon is not congratulating them because they are a black woman, it's congratulating them that they were able to land on the goddamn moon despite being black and a woman in America.
I sorta understand the original commentator. Sometimes it feels like more marginalization. OMG your black or a women or both and did this thing. Amazing. Granted though until its commonplace every time is pretty amazing and why we go all nuts for the first person when its a species achievement. I dunno.
Exactly that, it makes it sound as if there's a difference, when there's not. Personally I'd rather someone compliment me on my achievements than things I can't control.
My point is we shouldn't be marginalizing. Permanent moon base is hell of an achievement but the way reporters talk about it one would think being black woman in space is bigger achievement. To me they sounded condescending almost. Like you are black and you managed to pull this off, good for you.
I couldn't agree more
Are you equating spiky hair with being black?
Nope, but it seems like reporters are inventing categories for someone to be first in something.
Reporters aren't inventing blackness.